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NAICS 8123
Drycleaning and laundry services

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) Total 537,576 307,049,461 82,954,939 3,475,310
Exempt 105,514 116,523,311 24,928,801 893,399
Taxable 432,062 190,526,150 58,026,138 2,581,911
Go to this NAICS 812 Personal & laundry services Taxable 201,019 72,220,404 22,908,300 1,296,540
  8123 Drycleaning & laundry services Taxable 41,906 20,443,881 6,667,319 371,241
Go to this NAICS 81231 Coin-operated laundries & drycleaners Taxable 12,199 3,458,255 625,474 46,198
Go to this NAICS 81232 Drycleaning & laundry services (except coin-operated) Taxable 27,071 7,761,840 2,739,085 188,769
Go to this NAICS 81233 Linen & uniform supply Taxable 2,636 9,223,786 3,302,760 136,274

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code 		NAICS Title
 All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,891,471 250,993,770 2,459,409 85.1 60,467,620 24.1 432,062 190,526,150
812 Personal & laundry services 1,843,132 107,347,210 1,642,113 89.1 35,126,806 32.7 201,019 72,220,404
8123 Drycleaning & laundry services 78,523 22,184,753 36,617 46.6 1,740,872 7.8 41,906 20,443,881
81231 Coin-operated laundries & drycleaners 26,906 4,216,696 14,707 54.7 758,441 18.0 12,199 3,458,255
81232 Drycleaning & laundry services (except coin-operated) 46,175 8,672,717 19,104 41.4 910,877 10.5 27,071 7,761,840
81233 Linen & uniform supply 5,442 9,295,340 2,806 51.6 71,554 0.8 2,636 9,223,786

 

Definition: NAICS 8123   Drycleaning and laundry services

This industry group includes establishments classified in the following industries: 81231, Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners; 81232, Drycleaning and Laundry Services (Except Coin-Operated); and 81233, Linen and Uniform Supply.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 8123, Drycleaning and laundry services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code		 1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
8123 Drycleaning & laundry services 2002 41,906 20,443,881 6,667,319 371,241
1997 44,782 17,913,065 5,939,256 395,408
% change -6.4 14.1 12.3 -6.1

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Drycleaning and laundry services: 2002

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Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Other
Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Receipts
% of
U.S.		 Receipts
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States Total 41,906 20,443,881 100.00 71 6,667,319 371,241
See other industries in this state California Total 4,931 2,719,997 13.30 78 784,711 40,068
See other industries in this state Texas Total 3,459 1,711,420 8.37 79 559,743 33,592
See other industries in this state New York Total 4,508 1,538,115 7.52 80 447,239 23,817
See other industries in this state Florida Total 2,521 1,017,909 4.98 61 330,287 19,469
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 1,968 939,565 4.60 75 297,878 16,101
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 1,455 848,636 4.15 74 282,289 16,002
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 1,367 758,008 3.71 62 245,963 12,894
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 1,939 649,633 3.18 76 198,373 10,710
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 1,274 637,894 3.12 64 215,643 11,928
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 1,439 614,168 3.00 71 191,355 11,014
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 1,224 613,477 3.00 74 214,842 12,434
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 1,209 568,357 2.78 78 207,202 14,229
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 1,170 567,808 2.78 88 185,887 9,464
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 768 452,120 2.21 78 158,773 8,845
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 844 425,385 2.08 78 119,509 6,150
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 757 414,887 2.03 67 147,385 8,339
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 740 380,183 1.86 67 135,679 7,249
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 688 367,398 1.80 82 105,740 5,630
See other industries in this state Arizona Total 563 341,562 1.67 63 111,421 6,080
See other industries in this state Washington Total 697 316,933 1.55 52 104,714 5,270
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 592 315,161 1.54 58 121,074 6,510
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 580 313,707 1.53 70 116,287 7,026
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 622 311,366 1.52 90 106,828 5,513
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 523 304,253 1.49 74 109,835 6,058
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 424 301,062 1.47 60 126,996 6,990
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 520 292,125 1.43 65 94,797 5,772
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 577 289,640 1.42 71 104,125 6,274
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 284 275,833 1.35 127 94,252 4,492
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 450 233,441 1.14 67 74,670 4,994
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 363 221,638 1.08 63 73,631 3,462
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 342 162,108 0.79 60 57,771 3,754
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 317 149,297 0.73 55 50,391 3,010
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 361 145,081 0.71 51 54,137 3,534
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 252 138,029 0.68 47 51,241 2,969
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 166 135,311 0.66 106 44,553 2,055
See other industries in this state Utah Total 204 116,774 0.57 50 39,342 2,513
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 241 109,213 0.53 59 35,671 2,001
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 81 98,340 0.48 80 33,887 1,828
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 190 89,617 0.44 52 28,947 1,582
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 195 76,740 0.38 72 34,690 1,768
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 144 74,563 0.36 41 24,120 1,505
See other industries in this state Maine Total 129 64,851 0.32 50 20,297 1,158
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 143 55,554 0.27 96 21,440 1,094
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 121 47,947 0.23 36 17,689 1,167
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 122 44,375 0.22 55 17,887 952
See other industries in this state Montana Total 105 38,553 0.19 42 13,381 901
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 58 37,245 0.18 59 14,678 736
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 78 34,391 0.17 56 10,952 592
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 60 30,096 0.15 47 10,996 602
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 64 29,578 0.14 59 9,015 572
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 77 24,433 0.12 32 9,106 572

 

Products Lines for Drycleaning and laundry services
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 20,443,881 100.00
30840 5,834,787 28.54
30900 Industrial laundry supply: Cleaning & rental 5,003,690 24.48
30890 Linen supply: Cleaning & rental 3,530,982 17.27
30850 Laundry work, excl coin-op, industrial laundry, & linen supply 1,912,799 9.36
30870 Coin-operated laundry & drycleaning operations 1,796,974 8.79
30880 Coin-op washing machine route operations, incl apartments, etc. 1,338,530 6.55
-Other 1,026,119 5.02

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Drycleaning and laundry services
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to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-81SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-81SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-81I-02 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF BE02-00I-1 Business Expenses Link to data in AFF Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
Link to data in AFF Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
link to PDF EC02-81A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
Link to data in AFF Enterprise Support Statistics US
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 8123
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
  Service Annual Survey: Other Services Annual Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms US
Link to table for this industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas

 

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